Title:
Factors Influencing the Retention of Key Health Professionals in Rural Ghana
Authors:
Nartey, Esther
Place:
Amsterdam
Publisher:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute [etc.]
Year:
2017
PAGE:
38
Language:
En
Subject:
Health and Poverty
Keywords:
Health workers, retention, rural areas, Sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Just like other Sub-Saharan African countries, Ghana is faced with shortage and mal-distribution of health workers. Majority of the people who need most care, are situated in rural areas where only few health workers are found to deliver the needed services. Health workers play a key role in the attainment of Universal Health Coverage, Sustainable development goals and improving health outcomes of the rural population. AIM: To explore the factors that influences the retention of key health professionals in rural SSA and to analyze evidence on interventions in order to make recommendations towards the retention of health workers in rural settings in Ghana. METHODOLOGY: A literature review was conducted on the factors and health system interventions geared towards increasing health worker retention in rural areas in Ghana and other Sub-Saharan countries. The conceptual framework used was Lehmann, Dieleman, & Martineau, 2008. FINDINGS: Sub-Saharan African countries including Ghana are faced with mal-distribution of health workers. The factors contributing to this mal-distribution originates from different environments that interrelate with each other. No single factor can be addressed to solve the problem. Interventions that were proven to have yielded some positive results combined strategies to address the different factors within the different environments. CONCLUSION: Though, some efforts have been made by government, failure to adequately respond to these factors is what has led to the poor retention of health workers in rural areas.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
,
VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Country:
Ghana
Region:
West Africa
Training:
Master of Public Health
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2017 Nartey
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
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